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Recognised as Colour

#6BC4F2

  • #6BC4F2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#6BC4F2 is a blue with RGB values 107, 196, 242 and HSL 200°, 84%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#6BC4F2#6BC4F2
HEX#6BC4F2
RGBrgb(107, 196, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.4196, 0.7686, 0.949
RGB percentages42%, 76.9%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(200.4, 83.9%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.4, 55.8%, 94.9%)
CMYK55.8%, 19%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,062,770
CSS custom property--colour: #6BC4F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49016WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.8:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#943B0D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEC2F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BB4F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Tritanopia#00D0D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 5.8Sky blue · ΔE 10.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 12.6Light steelblue · ΔE 20.3Light blue · ΔE 21.3Steel blue · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 5.77, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2996B
Analogous#6BF2DD, #6B80F2
Triadic#F26BC4, #C4F26B
Split complementary#F26B80, #F2DD6B
Tetradic#DD6BF2, #F2996B, #80F26B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8FCFE
Lighter +20%#C9E9FA
Lighter +10%#9AD7F6
Darker −10%#3CB1EE
Darker −20%#149CE3
Darker −30%#107CB4
Darker −40%#0C5C85
More saturated +25%#5EC8FF
Less saturated −25%#7FBEDE

Channel breakdown

R107
G196
B242
Red107 (42%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue200.44°
Saturation (HSL)83.85%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 6B · G C4 · B F2

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